Definitions
Corresponding in size, degree or extent.
Word origin
First attested in 1641; borrowed from Late Latin commēnsūrātus, from com- (“together, with”) + mēnsūrātus, perfect passive participle of mēnsūrō (“to measure, to estimate”), (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from Latin mēnsūra (“measure”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).
Used in a sentence
“commensurate punishments”
“The rewards will be commensurate with the efforts made.”
“The $100 settlement was hardly commensurate with the humiliation his client had experienced.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“In proper proportion”12 letters
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